Coin-holder.



Patented Bec. 9, i302.

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(Application filed May 10, 1902.)

(No Modell.)

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CGN-HOLDER.

. SPECFCTION forming part of Letters Patent No.' 71 5,500, dated December 9 1902- Application iled May 10,1902. Serial No. 106.761. (No model.) j 4 T0 @ZZ whom, it 1li/ay concern: l

Be it known that LGHARLES WMCCARTER,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Watertown, in the county of Jeerson and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coin-Holders; and I vdo hereby declare the following to be a full7 clear, and exact description of the invention,

. such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appe'rtains to make and use the same.

rThis invention relates to a device for receiving coin and conveniently holding the same when transmitted through the mail, so as to prevent its loss and the tearing through of the envelop.

The invention consists of a card compris ing plies having a coin-slip formed between portions, an entrance to said coin-slip coutrolled by a lip, and openings in the plies communicating with the coin-slip to enable Athe coin to be grasped from opposite sides 'and' moved along the coin-slip to make room i for one or more coins.

For a full description of the inventionand the merits thereof and also to, acquire a, knowledge of the details of construction ofthe means lfor effecting the result reference is to be had to the following description 'and drawings Ihereto attached.

While the essential and characteristic featnres of the invention are snsceptibleof modiv ication, still the preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichu Figure l is a plan view of a coin-holder em bodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section about on the line X X of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line Y Y of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2, showing the manner of using the device.

' Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following descriptionand indicated in all theviews of the drawings by the same i l, composed of plies 2 and 3, between which is reference characters.

Theholder consists, preferably, of ,a card formed a coin-slip et, of a size and form de- -when. placing the coin into thecoin-slip or pending upon the particular use ofthe device. An entrance 5 is in communication with an end'of the coin-slip and is controlled by a lip 6, which` is adapted to be sprungA outward trances are provided at each end of the coinslip, and the latter is of tapering form, so as to receive and accommodate dierent-sized coins. ln order to facilitate moving of the coin in the coin-slip, openings or slots are formed in the plies of the card, so as to conumunicate with the coin-slip. The opening 7 in the ply 2 is continuousand forms, in effect,

a slot in one side of the coin-slip, Whereas the opening 8 in the ply 3 is interrupted, forming, in eiiect, a series of openings of oblong form in coincident relation with the opening or slot 7. The openings in the sides of the coin-slip admit of the coin 9 being grasped between the thumb and linger of the hand upon opposite sides of the card when 'moving it in the coin-slip. This is clearly indicated in Fig. 4. When placing the coin 9 into the coin-slip or removing it therefrom, the lip 6 is sprung to one side, as shown most clearly in Fig. 4, and when the coin is in the coin-slip it is held fast between the. sides of said coin-slip, said sides normally lying close together or forced apart when a coin is placed in the coin-slip and springing together, so as to hold said coin automatically and prevent slipping or casual displacement thereof from the holder.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. A 'coin-holder comprisinga card formed of plies having a coinslip formed' between The plies 2 'and 3 are disnnited portions and having an entrance in .by disuniting. the plies, crescent-shaped en-y IOO trances atopposite ends of the slip for the introduction and remoxa o the eoin from the coin-siip, openings in the piles 'to admit of grasping theveoin upon epposie Side@ when moving,r it in the siip to the required position, said coin being retained wit-nin the filip by the spring-pressure of the pies thereon? @no stantialiy as set forth.

3. A coin-hoidercomprising plies having e, coin-slip formed between disconnected poru tions thereof and having en entrance com trolled by e lip and having n series o openings in one piy and e continuons opening; or slot in the other ply to edmiY of graf coin upon opposite sidee when nim the Coin-slip to the required position, ,inigstantially as seb forthn fr coiiphoder comprising plies one upon the other end. having' e eoimeip formed. be-

;neetr portions, seid @0in-slip being of ingerir )rin l1,1151 iizwing ereeeent shaped entrmmes a?, 'ze enfle Controlled by lips and having openingein opposite sides ef the ooi-mini@ to :if-unit of grasping the coin when me eine; it in the ooinsl' to the required positionT Substantially :le een rbb.'

' In testimony whereof ff 161x my Signature in presence of imo Witneesee (HMRLEE Tk". MCC ETEN..

`Wi be eseee:

JNO. kiemen-TG, FREDERICK M. BOYER. 

